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California Condors Achieve a Happy New Milestone
by Emily Silber, National Audubon Society Female California Condor with her newly hatched chick. Photo courtesy Joseph Brandt / U.S. FWS. After more than 35 years of flirting with extinction,…
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How Restoring Wetlands Will Prepare Us for Sea Level Rise
by Robin Meadows, Bay Area Monitor Last October, an excavator breached an old levee at Sears Point to…
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Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2016
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2016 at the Environmental Education Center (Alviso, California). If you have an interest in wildlife and their conservation, enjoy working with people, and are enthusiastic and dependable, the Environmental Education Center’s Volunteer Program is…
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Migratory Bird Treaty Celebrates 100 Years 1916-2016
This year we mark the centennial of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds – also called the Migratory Bird Treaty – that was signed on Aug. 16, 1916. This Migratory Bird Treaty (446.6KB), and…
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Levee Breach Celebrates Wetland Restoration on San Francisco Bay
by Doug Cordell, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service As the morning skies cleared of threatening clouds at a December 10, 2015 ceremony in Redwood City, CA, a hundredplus guests cheered a levee breach that reintroduced tidal water to inner Bair Island on the Don Edwards San Francisco…
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids • January 17, 2016
Introduce your child to bird watching and learn how the Christmas Bird Count contributes to conservation at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Coyote Hills Regional Park on January 17, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Go with an experienced birdwatcher and count all the…
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Goodbye to Sue TenEyck, Welcome Mary Deschene!
Effective in 2016, we are saying goodbye to a long-term Board of Directors member and San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Program Administrator, Sue TenEyck. After serving the organization for more than two decades, she is beginning a well-deserved, full-time retirement. The Board of Directors, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,…
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Congress passes bill to ban microbeads that pollute aquatic habitats
by Ceal Craig Microbeads set against a penny for comparison of size. Photo courtesy 5 Gyres. Yesterday, the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 passed both Congress and the Senate by…
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Work to save San Francisco Bay only just begun
La Riviere Marsh at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Photo courtesy Oleg Alexandrov via Wikipedia. According to the…
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New Viewing Scope at EEC, Alviso
Viewing scope at EEC, Alviso. Photo courtesy US FWS. Just in time for the busy holiday birding season, a new viewing scope has been installed at the Environmental Education Center, Alviso with funds provided by…
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Become a Supporter of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society. Your membership will include a subscription to the Tide Rising newsletter and a 15% discount at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Nature Stores at the Visitor Center in Fremont, and the Environmental Education Center in Alviso.
Volunteering at the Refuge is a rewarding and valuable experience. Through a variety of public programs, visitors understand and appreciate the natural and cultural history of the Refuge.
Your support of our education, interpretation, and research activities is more important than ever. Any amount you’re willing to donate will be greatly appreciated! Donations may be fully tax-deductible.